The Manor Design & Production Team

Props Designer
Jack Jessamyn Bateman-Iino (he/they)Jack is a Seattle area prop designer and stage manager. Past favorite shows include Blood Countess (MAP Theatre) and The Last World Octopus Wrestling Champion (ArtsWest). Props work can be seen at JessamynProps.com. They also make cute and creepy crafts, which can be found at mutinyhall.com.

Playwright
Kelleen Conway Blanchard (she/her)Kelleen is a playwright with a penchant for the monstrous and creepy. Her work has been seen at Annex Theatre, 18th and Union, Seattle immersive, Pony World, Spit and Vigor, The Strand, The 14/48 Festival, Her 2012 femme-spoliation Kittens in a Cage received rave reviews and spawned an acclaimed web series. Her work has also been heard on Ugly Radio and Battle Crow Collective Radio.

Production Manager
Peggy Gannon (she/her)Peggy has been a working actor, director and producer in Seattle since 1994. She is a Producing Director at MAP Theatre, where she's directed many MAP shows (Blood Countess, Year of the Rooster; Belleville; Soft Click of a Switch; and A Behanding in Spokane). She's thankful that Brandon Ryan invited her to produce with him about 15 years ago. Limitless gratitude and love to Mark Boeker for his patience and for creating such a comforting home to return to.

Associate Director
Em Majewski (they/them)A Seattle based actor, director, and producer, Em graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cornish College of the Arts' Acting and Original Works program in 2025. Currently, you can find them in Union Arts Center's Rising Leadership Cohort, and volunteering as a Teaching Artist for Freehold's Engaged Theatre Residency.
Upcoming projects include:
*Assistant Director - An Iliad, Dir. Sheila Daniels, Starring Amy Thone, Strawberry Theatre Workshop Jan. 2026
*Director - Rat Cage by Coco Justino, Annex Theater Oct. 2026

Director
Lucien Oberleitner (they/them)Lucien received their BFA in Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts in 2014. Focusing on Original Works, they have spent the last eleven years as a performer, director, writer, and choreographer. Lucien teaches at WCCW with Freehold Theatre's Engaged Theatre Program and currently serves as Artistic Director of Annex Theatre. They're especially interested in art that undermines systems of power or celebrates the strange.

Stage Manager
Sarah Ross (they/them)After spending many years acting in school plays, Sarah discovered technical theatre while attending Whitworth University. The glitz and glamour of the spotlight were traded in for the headset and spreadsheets of stage management. Sarah is the In-House Stage Manager for MAP Theatre and can often be found at Seattle Open Arts Space where they act as Volunteer Coordinator and occasional bartender. Shout out to Sarah’s cats Mavis and Minerva!

Fight Choreographer
Dylan SmithDylan is an actor hailing from Carnation Washington. He has a hodgepodge of training from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London to Seattle’s Freehold Studio and has been acting in the Seattle theater scene for the last 10 years. He also holds the title of Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors. Past roles include Nick in Edgar and Annabelle with Pony World Theatre, Ernest Hemingway in Spain with Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Jason in Take Me out with Strawberry Theatre Workshop, and Tae in Sheathed by Maggie Lee with Macha Theatre Works.

Sound Designer
Joseph Swartz (he/him)Joseph is thrilled to be back with MAP, where previous highlights include: Blood Countess, The Feast, and Year Of The Rooster, among others. A few other favorite Seattle sound designs include Dancing At Lughnasa, Bach At Leipzig, King Lear, Anastasia The Musical, and the broadcast production of Held Together for the SPU Theatre Department; Crime And Punishment, A Streetcar Named Desire, and To Kill A Mockingbird for the old version of Intiman Theatre; and a 2013 production of Cliffhouse for Macha Monkey Theatre which earned him a Gregory Award nomination. Joseph is a Seattle native, a graduate of the Art Institute of Seattle (R.I.P.), and spends most of his days making or listening to music, collecting records, running the sound department at Seattle Children's Theatre, and keeping his couch from floating away.

Costume Designer
Kilah Williams (she/her)Kilah is a costume designer and maker working around the Pacific Northwest. She hails from Louisiana but moved to the great state of Washington after finishing her education. She studied costume design and construction at Baylor University, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and a training program at the Teatro Piccolo in Milan. She has worked locally with Island Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Academy, IAJ Media, Chrysalis Circus, Taproot Theatre, Annex Theatre, Latitude Theatre and others. She was thrilled to collaborate with all the talented artists on this team.

Lighting Designer
Sihan (Samantha) Yang (she/her)Sihan is a recent graduate from the University of Washington, where she studied Drama Design and Economics. She is thrilled to see the stories coming to life from behind the scenes. She's grateful for the opportunity to work with Albert, and learn so many skills from him. Sihan loves building worlds on stage with friends. Her recent work include Airness(UW), June is the First Fall (Yun Theatre), Blue to Blue (Annex Theatre), and Grown Ups (Dacha).

Marketing & Social Media
Corinne Park Buffelen (she/her)
Original Music
Max Irvine
Scenic Consultant & Builder
Alex King
Graphics & Poster Designer
Ryan Strong
Tech Consult
Janet Holloway-Thomas (they/them)Theatre is a team sport!
All of these folks pitched in to make this production possible. Many thanks to:
- Analog Coffee
- Annex Theater
- ArtsWest
- Bethany Valint
- David Judith “Baby MAP” Turnipseed
- Grace Pratt
- Seattle Open Arts Place (SOAP) & Jasmine Lomax
- Taproot Theatre